Prices for seaborne high-grade manganese ore have plunged in October 2024, with producers announcing cuts to production and exports amid poor levels of purchasing in China But the most recent price drop was merely the latest dramatic move in a period of increased volatility, following the suspension of operations at South32’s Groote Eylandt Mining Co […]

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Seaborne prices for high-grade manganese ore delivered to China fell sharply in the week to Friday August 16, in the wake of growing resistance from buyers to high prices, Hebei Steel’s cut in August alloy tender price and reduced downstream demand

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China’s nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery output in June registered fell to 20.5 gigawatts hours (GWh), down by 1.5 GWh, or 6.8%, from the 22 GWh in May, and down by 3.7 GWh, or 15.3%, from the 24.2 GWh in March, according to the data from China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance (CABIA)

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The suspension of South32’s manganese ore operations at Groote Eylandt Mining Co (GEMCO) in Australia has been changing demand patterns among manganese ore buyers in Asia and this will benefit other manganese ore miners, market participants said on Wednesday April 24

This development has led to a tightening market supply and bullish sentiment among traders, despite the immediate aftermath not showing a price hike